Category: Business and Industry

COWELL AND HUBBARD CO.

COWELL AND HUBBARD CO. is Cleveland's oldest jewelry store. The firm started in 1861 when Geo. Cowell and his son, Herbert, took control of the silversmith shop of Royal Cowles, which had opened in 1849 under the Weddell House at Superior Ave. and Bank (W. 6th) St. H. Cowell & Co. sold clocks, watches, silverware, lamps, fine jewelry, and notions.

COWLES, EDWIN W.

COWLES, EDWIN W. (19 Sept. 1825-4 Mar. 1890), a prominent newspaper editor, was born in Austinburg, Ohio, and came to Cleveland in 1839 as a printing apprentice. In 1844 Cowles and Timothy Smead formed a printing partnership.

COWLES, FLORENCE ABIGAIL

COWLES, FLORENCE ABIGAIL (7 Apr. 1878 - 22 Aug. 1958), newspaper columnist, playwright, and cookbook author, worked on the editorial staff of THE PLAIN DEALER for 28 years, from 1917 until 1944.

COWLES, JOHN GUITEAU WELCH

Cowles, John Guiteau Welch was born in Oberlin, Ohio, March 14, 1836. The son of Rev. Henry and Alice Welch Cowles, he was educated in public and preparatory schools of Oberlin and entered Oberlin College, where he studied for the ministry. He received his AB from Oberlin College in 1856, his AM from the Oberlin Theological Seminary in 1859, and an honorary LL.D. from the College in 1898.

COX, JACOB D., JR.

COX, JACOB D., JR. (1 Nov. 1881-16 Feb. 1953), president of the Cleveland Twist Drill Co., was a pioneer in profit sharing and employee stock participation planning. Born in Cleveland to Ellen Prentiss and Jacob D.

COX, JACOB DOLSON

COX, JACOB DOLSON (15 May 1852-23 Feb. 1930) co-founded the Cleveland manufacturing firm of Cox and Prentiss, an ancestor of the ACME-CLEVELAND CORPORATION. He was born in Warren, OH, to Jacob Dolson and Helen Finney Cox. His father, a lawyer, was the 22nd governor of Ohio (1865-67) and Secretary of the Interior under President Grant.

COZAD, SAMUEL III

COZAD, SAMUEL III (4 April 1794-23 May 1870) Western Reserve pioneer that settled the Euclid Ave.-Wade Park area, was born in New Jersey, the son of Samuel Jr. and Jane McIlrath Cozad. He and his family arrived in the Western Reserve in 1806 to settle land purchased by his father at $1 an acre extending from DOAN'S CORNERS (E.

CRAYTON, LEROY

CRAYTON, LEROY, (27 July 1900-10 Oct. 1963), an AFRICAN AMERICAN business and civic leader, was born in Adger, Alabama, a mining town outside Birmingham.

CRC PRESS, INC.

CRC PRESS, INC., an internationally known and respected publisher of scientific handbooks, texts, and reports, was begun in Cleveland in 1903 as the Chemical Rubber Co. Three brothers—Arthur, Leo, and Emanuel Friedman—formed the company as a means of financing their college educations.

CREECH, HARRIS

CREECH, HARRIS (26 Feb. 1874-18 May 1941) was president of the Cleveland Trust Co. for 18 years; his leadership during the Depression ensured the company's continuance as the premier banking institution for many years. Creech was born in Cleveland, the son of James and Carabelle Simmons Creech and was educated in the city's public schools.

CROGHAN, GEORGE

CROGHAN, GEORGE (1720-31 Aug. 1782) was a frontiersman, trader, and Indian agent who was born in Ireland and came to Pennsylvania in 1741. He served as a captain under Gen. Braddock, and later as Sir Wm. Johnson's deputy superintendent of Indian affairs.

CROWELL, JOHN

CROWELL, JOHN (15 Feb. 1801-10 Mar 1883) was a well-known attorney, supporter of the Republican Party, and public speaker.

CULLEY, PAUL EUGENE

CULLEY, PAUL EUGENE (18 June 1924 – 12 Jan.

CULLEY, RAY AND BETTY

CULLEY, RAY (12 Oct. 1904 - 18 Sep. 1983) and BETTY (BUEHNER) CULLEY (16 May 1914 – 4 June 2016) are the founders of Cleveland-based CINECRAFT PRODUCTIONS.

CUYAHOGA COUNTY ARCHIVES

The CUYAHOGA COUNTY ARCHIVES, created in June 1975 as a department of the Board of Cuyahoga County Commissioners, are the repository for the historical records of Cuyahoga County, and for current records requiring temporary maintenance.

CUYAHOGA COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS

The CUYAHOGA COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS was organized in 1886 to supervise elections and administer Ohio's new voter registration law, passed the previous year. Cleveland's city council re-divided the city into 40 wards, established precincts, and appointed two registrars (a Democrat and a Republican) in each precinct where, at stated times, they were stationed at the voting place to register the voters who appeared.

CUYAHOGA COUNTY FARM BUREAU

The CUYAHOGA COUNTY FARM BUREAU was organized in 1915 to provide farmers in the county with a vehicle for collective action in representing, promoting, and protecting farm interests. Located at 285 E. Bagley Rd.

CUYAHOGA HEIGHTS

CUYAHOGA HEIGHTS, originally part of NEWBURGH Twp.

CUYAHOGA SOAP

CUYAHOGA SOAP, a small family-owned rendering firm, became a major domestic producer of tallow. The company was a major consumer of the waste from Cleveland's stockyard operations. Cuyahoga Soap & Rendering, as the company was originally called, was begun by August W. Stadler in 1876 with $98 capital.

CUYAHOGA STEAM FURNACE CO.

The CUYAHOGA STEAM FURNACE CO. was the first iron manufacturer in the Cleveland area. Chas. Hoyt started the company in the Cuyahoga Valley in 1827 at Center and Detroit Sts. in Brooklyn Twp. It was the first shop to utilize steam power in the region. On 3 Mar. 1834, it became Cleveland's first incorporated manufacturing plant.

DAILY CLEVELANDER

The DAILY CLEVELANDER gave Cleveland its first penny newspaper on 1 Oct. 1855. It was edited by William J. May, formerly of the CLEVELAND HERALD, who provided its 4 5-column pages with some lively writing.

DAILY FOREST CITY

The DAILY FOREST CITY was founded on 26 Apr. 1852 by Joseph Meharry Medill, who had moved to Cleveland after brief publishing experiences in Coshocton and Newark, OH. A penny paper of 4 pages, it supported Whig politics and soon claimed a circulation of 5,000. By its second year, Medill was joined by his brother, Jas. C. Medill, as partner and coeditor. On 15 Oct.

DAILY GLOBE

The DAILY GLOBE followed the Cleveland Times (1845) and the DAILY NATIONAL DEMOCRAT (1859) as the third attempt to displace the Cleveland PLAIN DEALER as the area's chief Democratic newspaper. Its backers ranged from Jefferson and S. B. Palm of Warren, OH, to U.S.

DAILY MORNING MERCURY

The DAILY MORNING MERCURY was one of the half-dozen publications that made their debuts in the local media explosion of 1841. Specializing in police reports, it was started in early September by Edward Burke Fisher and Calvin Hall.

DAILY MORNING NEWS

The DAILY MORNING NEWS may have been a regeneration of the EAGLE-EYED NEWS-CATCHER, since publisher Gage Mortimer Shipper had been associated with David L. Wood in the publication of that newspaper. Further evidence is provided by a reference in the CLEVELAND HERALD of 2 Aug.